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History XIV-XV a.C.

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

The "Renaissance man" had the following traits:

a)

He was politically powerful, educated in the Classics and in the arts

b)

He knew how to speak Arab and played an instrument

c)

He studied the Bible, spoke Latin and Greek, and had friends from the Church

d)

He was an expert in mathematics, strong in chivalry skills, good at physical tasks

2.

How did knowledge about the Classics influence history, literature and philosophy?

a)

Church officials became much more powerful and influencial

b)

Trade with Arab cultures improved significantly

c)

People became better at the arts

d)

Human achievements and potential became more important

3.

What is a good example of humanism of the Renaissance reflected in the arts?

a)

Da Vinci's "The Last Supper"

b)

Dalí's "The Persistence of Memory"

c)

Boticelli's "The Birth of Venus"

d)

Da Vinci's "The Last Supper"

4.

How did the attitude towards worldly pleasures change from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance?

a)

It went from denial to acceptance

b)

It went from acceptance to denial

c)

It went from denial to strong condemnation

d)

It did not change at all

5.

This is not a good example of contemporary secular practice:

a)

Making laws based on the teachings of the Bible

b)

Not judging your friend for marrying a Muslim

c)

Expelling a student from a school because he is a Muslim

d)

Letting people choose whether or not they want to go to church

6.

Why was the invention of the printing press so important?

a)

Knowledge became available to normal people, not just scholars

b)

It gave power of the king to censor unwanted content

c)

Much more books were printed in much less time

d)

It helped influential aristocrats to become wealthier

7.

What political factors helped bring about the Reformation?

a)

People resented the excessive control of the Church

b)

The Church had less power than in the Middle Ages

c)

The Pope and other Church officials had too much power

d)

The prices of rich clothing decreased significantly

8.

What economic factors helped bring about the Reformation?

a)

Church officials had become too wealthy

b)

Monarchs were losing money because of war

c)

Trade with China had declined severely

d)

There were cases of corruption in the Church

9.

An contemporary analogous situation to that of indulgences in the Renaissance would be:

a)

Selling some of your books to buy a Play Station

b)

Paying your teacher to improve your grade after you failed an exam

c)

Offering money to a politician to make a new law

d)

Being late to class for several days in a row

10.

Why was Suleyman called the Lawgiver?

a)

He allowed slaves to have an education

b)

He created a strict law code and simplified taxation

c)

He gave away law books to the poor

d)

He was calm and diplomatic in the face of the enemy

11.

This modern day country was not a part of the Ottoman Empire:

a)

Greece

b)

Sweden

c)

Iraq

d)

Germany

12.

Three important rivers of the Ottoman Empire were:

a)

Rhine, Thames, Seine

b)

Nile, Tigris, Euphrates

c)

Mississippi, Rio Grande, Yukon

d)

Huang, Yangtze, Ganges